Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

Hundreds of visitors in the Egyptian city of Luxor rose before dawn on Sunday to watch the winter solstice sunrise align with an ancient temple. As the sun appeared, its first light ran along the ...

At 10:03 a.m. Sunday morning, the sun was directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5° south latitude, marking the December solstice, and the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Other ...

Sunday, Dec. 21, had the least daylight of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In Washington, D.C., there were 9 hours, 26 minutes, and 18 seconds of daylight, about 2 seconds less than the day ...

Thousands have gathered to watch the sun rise on the shortest day of the year at heritage site Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The winter solstice is celebrated every year, with spiritual rituals, singing, ...

The winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2025, marks the shortest day of the year with Michigan cities will get about 9 hours of ...

The 2025 winter solstice will happen at 7:10 a.m. PST on Dec. 21. Sunrise in Oregon that day will be at approximately 7:48 ...